a shared storysubmitted by Lisa238 weeks 6 days 17 hours 4 minutes agoThe government is expected to announce on Wednesday that three-quarters of the oil from the Deepwater Horizon leak has already evaporated, dispersed, been captured or otherwise eliminated — and that much of the rest is so diluted that it does not seem to pose much additional...(more)

a shared storysubmitted by Robert Cauthorn394 weeks 1 day 1 hour 56 minutes agoBUSH: Karl Rove is moving on down the road. I've been talking to Karl for a while about his desire to spend more time with Darby and Andrew. This is a family that's made enormous sacrifices not only for our beloved state of Texas but for...(more)

a shared storysubmitted by Gretchen Wright266 weeks 15 hours 56 minutes agoLittle girls may learn to fear math from the women who are their earliest teachers. Despite gains in recent years, women still trail men in some areas of math achievement, and the question of why has provoked controversy. Now, a study of first- and second-graders suggests...(more)

a shared storysubmitted by Julia Leigh for team Obama Watch255 weeks 2 days 3 hours 2 minutes agoWASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama has begun a series of meetings with foreign leaders who have come to Washington for his nuclear security conference....

a shared storysubmitted by Grace for team Batboy's revenge!250 weeks 2 days 5 hours 37 minutes agoWant to know if the blouse you're trying on at Bloomingdale's can be snagged on the cheap at Ross? Curious whether that painting is a genuine Jackson Pollock or the inspired effort of a kindergartener? Wondering how much the restaurant gouged you on that bottle of...(more)

a shared storysubmitted by pascal363 weeks 4 hours 33 minutes agoThe Drudgereport (of all places) has posted the full text of Obama's speech on race. It's good! From the speech..
“We the people, in order to form a more perfect union.”
Two hundred and twenty one years ago, in a hall that still stands across the street, a...(more)

a shared storysubmitted by Julia Leigh301 weeks 18 hours 43 minutes agoGov. Jim Gibbons vetoed a law Monday that would give domestic partners, whether gay or straight, many of the rights and benefits that Nevada offers to married couples.
Gibbons said in a statement released during the Memorial Day holiday that Senate Bill 283 conflicts with a state...(more)

a shared storysubmitted by Micca279 weeks 5 hours 33 minutes agoThis report argues that governments have failed to acknowledge a looming oil supply crunch. Their collective failure means we have lost a decade in which action could have been taken. Recognition of the oil supply crunch would also have injected a sense of urgency and increased...(more)

a shared storysubmitted by Micca279 weeks 5 hours 38 minutes agoIt is 30 years since the film Mad Max was made, launching the career of Mel Gibson.
The film made a big splash at the time for its terrifying view of a world without oil, where gangs of grisly looking people roam deserts in a post-apocalyptic world,...(more)

a shared storysubmitted by Lisa for team Obama Watch287 weeks 16 hours 23 minutes agoThe United States is having more success fighting terrorism under President Barack Obama partly because of his "radically different" approach to foreign policy, National security adviser Jim Jones said on Monday.

a shared storysubmitted by Ari361 weeks 4 hours 14 minutes agoThe opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai is in talks with advisers to President Robert G. Mugabe of Zimbabwe, amid signs that some of those close to Mr. Mugabe may encourage him to resign, a Western diplomat and a prominent Zimbabwe political analyst said Tuesday. The negotiations about...(more)